Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts: Considerations for Program Designers and Evaluators

by National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, United States Children's Bureau, United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Nancy K. Young

Overview

This paper focuses on the placing of substance abuse specialists in either child welfare offices or dependency courts. The purpose of co-locating substance abuse specialists is to ensure that parents are assessed as quickly as possible, to improve parent engagement and retention in treatment, to streamline entry into treatment, and to provide consultation to child welfare and dependency court workers. In addition to briefly describing substance abuse specialist programs and their various components, this paper includes findings from eight qualitative interviews of programs that place substance abuse specialists in child welfare offices or dependency courts.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012960641
Publisher:	1001 Property Solutions LLC
Publication date:	06/16/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	366 KB